BASEM/FSEM Joint Annual Conference - Leeds 2018 - Call for Abstracts

BASEM are pleased to announce that The Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) is once again supporting the Annual “Association and Institute Prize for Sport and Exercise Medicine” which will be awarded at the BASEM/FSEM Annual Conference taking place from 4th – 5th October, 2018 in Leeds.

The organisers would like to invite submissions of abstracts for poster or podium presentation.

Research from all clinical aspects of sport and exercise medicine is invited; anything that relates to the health, well-being and function of patients or athletes. 

The Association and Institute Prize for Sport and Exercise Medicine

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed and successful applicants will be invited to present their abstracts at the conference. This will mainly be in poster format but those submitting the best abstracts will be invited to present their research as a short podium presentation during the research session on the morning of Friday 5th October. 

Judging for prizes will be done during the conference by a panel of ISEM and BASEM committee members. The winning projects will be decided according to a combined score based on the written abstract and the poster or podium presentation. Authors are strongly encouraged to be present beside their posters during conference breaks to answer questions, but this will not form part of the judging process.

Prizes
Podium presentations:
First Prize 300
Second Prize 125

Posters:
First Prize 300
Second Prize 125

MSK Award

For 2018 BASEM is introducing a new award as a legacy to BIMM. The MSK Award will be presented for the best MSK poster presentation at the conference. The recipient will receive the prestigious MSK trophy for the period of one year.

Deadline for submissions

Friday 24th August, 2018

Successful applicants will be informed by Friday 14th September.

All submissions should be sent, by email, to Nicky Birkinshaw at nicky.birkinshaw@basem.co.uk 

Abstract Publication

Prize winning abstracts will be published in the 2019 BASEM issue of the BJSM. 

Abstract Guidelines & Selection Criteria

All abstracts will be peer reviewed externally and anonymously by members of the Association and Institute Prize judging panel. The review process will be based on originality of work, scientific quality and contribution to furthering understanding within sport and exercise medicine. The judging panel will select the best abstracts for poster and podium presentation. 

Additional Conditions Relating to the BASEM 2018 Conference Submissions

• Work submitted must be unpublished and not previously presented in the UK.
• Any author who is accepted and fails to present will be banned from presenting at the Conference the following 2 years up to and including Conference 2020.
• The Conference Committee reserves the right to change these terms and conditions and alter prize classification at any stage. 

Instructions to Authors for Submission of Abstracts 

Maximum 300 Words

(i) Abstracts must be typed single spaced on one page laid out as follows:

Title
Author
_______
Text

They must not exceed 300 words and have no more than one table included. Please use a font of at least 11. Give the initials and the last name of every author but omit degree or titles. The person presenting the paper should have his/her name mentioned first and underlined. Indicate the name and address of the institution where the work was carried out, but you must also include an accurate emailing address and telephone contact, along with mailing address, for the author on a separate page.

(ii) The text should be arranged as follows without the use of subtitles
Aim
Methods
Results
Conclusions (it is not acceptable to state "results will be discussed").

(iii) Use standard abbreviations. Place a special or unusual abbreviation in parentheses after the full word the first time it appears. Please use generic names of drugs. Proprietary name may be put in parentheses. Simple tables may be included if they fit within the space.

(iv) References (no more than three) should be listed numerically in the text eg; (1) (2) and then placed at the bottom of the text using Vancouver format. Do not use a separate heading for references.

(v) Make your paper clear enough for people from other disciplines to understand.

(vi) You must be registered as a delegate for the Conference by Monday 24th September, 2018.

(vii) Abstracts that do not meet the above requirements will not be accepted.